What wasn’t expected is that Microsoft, who stopped support for the 13 year old XP, released a fix for the outdated OS as well. Of course one could assume part of the reason Microsoft issued the patch to XP too is due to the media hype surrounding it this week. According to Microsoft Execs: While that is certainly a reasonable exception to the rule, since, according to NetMarketShare, 30% of the world’s computers still are running XP:
Microsoft Releases Patch Even for XP
If you need help making the transition, make sure to read out article: XP is Dead, Now What? it provides several options you have for getting off Windows XP – which by the way, only support IE up to version 8. The browser is now running at Version 11 on Windows 8.1. You can find out more detailed information about the security patch and individual downloads for the specific version of Windows running on your system via the Microsoft Support site. It’s worth reading as you might need to install another update in addition to this one for IE if you don’t have it already. if you have Windows set to automatically download and install updates, it should be on your system soon. Or you can get the update by manually running Windows Update.
How long Microsoft continues to reverse course and actually issue security patches for XP remains to be seen. the boys in Redmond have put themselves in an interesting position, as more security vulnerabilities in Windows, especially XP, will continue to come. Will Microsoft fix this one, and the next exploit after that? I wouldn’t count on it. And if you’re still running XP, get off of it. We’ve been telling everyone to gear up for a new OS since the beginning of this year, and Microsoft has been telling the public to have a contingency plan for April 8th. Everyone has been warning users that XP was losing support, and more security exploits will continue long after this one. Microsoft gave existing users of XP a “freebie” on this, and I wouldn’t expect this to be a regular occurrence. It’s time to move on folks. Comment Name * Email *
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